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Jim/E.'s
Chicago
Style
Hot
Dogs
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Hi and Merry Christmas!
Debra wrote and asked me
to contact you regarding
getting a hot dog
cart...hmmmm...can I
recommend these guys to
you? The answer is a
resounding yes.
Okay, truth time? It
can be hard work, I've
been doing this about
seven-eight months now
and working almost seven
days a week (my soccer
league is on break now,
so I have Sunday's
off!). But, can it be
rewarding? Another
resounding yes! I am
making more now than I
did with my fortune 500
company where I was
making a good living by
San Angelo standards.
The cart came without a
scratch or a dent, it
even arrived about a day
or two early as I
recall. I pestered
Debra and Willy both and
they couldn't have been
nicer...any problem, not
even their fault [like a
recent blow-out on the
highway (I run my cart
like crazy! operating
in San Angelo, Menard
and Eldorado)] and these
guys are quick to offer
help, parts, anything!
Another example was that
somebody took off a gas
dial/handle/um, er, ahhh...whatch-mc-call-it,
I couldn't find one
locally...asked about
it, an BOOM! It was
sent to me immediately,
same with a dust cover I
lost off the
wheel..these guys define
customer service and
care!
Operating the cart?
Like anything, it takes
a little practice (I was
totally inexperienced
with a cart, though I
had managed restaurants
before)...but it's
pretty easy to move,
set-up and use. My
health local inspector
passed it immediately,
burning his own hand on
the stove section and in
the hot water in the
sink! That might sound
bad, but it was a good
thing, because another
vendor here has to cook
his chili before he
leaves his commisary, I
don't, per the health
department! Everything
still works well, and if
I'm not selling hotdogs,
I have time to clean,
resupply, talk with
people...what-ever,
because once I set up,
everything stays hot or
cold and safe to work
without constant
supervision. Sometimes,
even my 15 year old
operates the cart by
himself.
People like the way the
cart looks, I've set-up
deals with a local car
dealer (I love this,
they buy the dogs and I
just give them out),
Graham Central Station
(I'm at their front door
and at closing I sell a
lot of dogs), our local
railroad museum, soccer
league and some small
towns near here.
Easy to clean while I'm
working, usually just
wiping it down,
sometimes using a wet
rag, once-a-week I run
it through a self
service car wash...and
sometimes I use
stainless steel polish,
makes it VERY shiny!
One small
issue...plumbing. I
have added clamps to the
hoses, and changed out
the pump. These guys
sent me another for
free...and I bought
another. All the pumps
seem to be made in China
though...and I think the
Chinese just put stuff
together badly. I
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